Arch-supporter.



Patented Dee. 25, 1917..v

A TTORNEY ERICH SCHENK, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

ARCH-SUPPORTER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1917.

Application filed October 16, 1917. Serial No. 196,778.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERICH SCHENK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Arch-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an arch supporter of novel construction, and more particularly to means for so securing a heel plate to the base plate of the supporter, that the heel plate may be either entirely removed, or secured thereto in an adjustable manner, so that in this way the device may be made to it feet of dierent form and shoes of different'l lengths.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a. plan of an arch supporter embodying my invention;

Fig. 2, a longitudinal section thereof;

Fig. 3, a plan of the heel plate and the end of the base plate, showing the parts spaced;

Fig. 4, a longitudinal section through Fig. 3, showing the parts assembled;

Fig. 5, a plan of a modification showing the parts spaced, and

Fig. 6, a longitudinal section through Fig. 5, showing the parts assembled.

The supporter comprises a base plate l, preferably made of metal, and bulged in such a. manner, as to support the arch. Plate 1, is covered by a correspondingly bulged sheet of leather 2, that is preferably of such a size, as to project beyond the edges of plate 1 as shown.

To the rear end of plate 1 there is adapted to be secured, a heel plat-e 3, which is of dished form, and is furnished with an opening 4, that receives the heel of the wearer. This heel plate is removably and adjustably secured to base plate 1, so that in this way, the length of the arch support may be changed, to conform to the size or the particular build of the foot, or to shoes of different lengths.

To effect the connection between the base plate and the heel plate, there is riveted to the former at 5, a spring plate 6, that extends a distance beyond the rear edge of the base plate, and is provided with a plurality of key hole slots 7. These slots are adapted to be engaged by pins 8, that project from the front bar of heel plate 3. Thus by passing the pins through the enlarged eyes of the slots, and then sliding the heel plate forward, until the pins are received within the contracted sections of said slots, the heel plate is secured to the base plate, in such a manner that the over all length of base plate and heel plate may be readily altered. Furthermore, the spring plate 6, by bridging at all times, the gap between base plate and heel plate, will insure an even tread, and will furthermore, impart such a flexibility to the joint, that the supporter though otherwise inflexible, will readily yield to the configuration of the shoe and foot. v

With the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the spring plate 6 is omitted, and the key hole slots 9 formed on heel plate 3, are engaged by pins 10 of base plate 1, the length of the device being with this embodiment likewise adjustable.

It will be seen that the arch supporter constructed as described, may be worn either with or without the heel plate; that the heel plate may be readily secured to heelless supporters, and that the heel plate when applied, may be so set, as to snugly tit against the heel of the shoe while the bulge on the supporter fits snugly below the arch. In this way, slipping is prevented, and comfort insured.

I claim:

l. An arch supporter comprising a bulged base plate, a heel plate and means for removably securing said heel plate to said base plate.

2. An arch supporter comprising a bulged base plate, a heel plate, and means for removably and adjustably securing said heel plate to said base plate.

3. An arch supporter comprising va bulged base plate, a spring plate carried thereby, said spring plate being provided with a plurality of slots, a heel plate, and pins on the heel plate that are adapted to engage said slots.

ERICH SCHENK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, ID. C. 

